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The Position
We are offering an outstanding office based opportunity to two Industrial Placement students with a keen interest in clinical trial development, working with multidisciplinary teams of operational, bioanalytical and scientific and technical experts dedicated to supporting the execution of Clinical BioX (biosample, biomarker and bioanalytics) strategies to translate patient biosamples into medicines across our worldwide early phase clinical studies.
These positions are located in Regulated Bioanalysis and Biosample Operations, a department within the pRED (Pharmaceutical Research and Early Development) organization of Roche, which translates world-class science into medical innovation through a diversity of technologies and talent located across research & development sites worldwide. We deliver on individual patient needs through a deep understanding of disease biology and the implementation of Personalized Healthcare strategies.
During the placement you will be based in the Roche UK offices at the Welwyn Garden City site. This is not a laboratory based placement and candidates will be required to be based in the office.
Each successful candidate will receive full training in relevant business processes, systems, software and programming for each role, and will be supported by experienced employees that will provide coaching, mentoring and oversight on a day-to-day basis.
Your Impact
Your responsibilities will include but are not limited to:
- Communicate with colleagues, internal / external stakeholders, participate in stakeholder and vendor (laboratories) meetings, support central laboratory meetings and any subsequent face to face meetings in collaboration with BioX Expert teams (biosamples, biomarkers and bioanalytics).
- Oversee or contribute to the maintenance and application of different internal tools, technologies and platforms that support both bioanalytical and biosample management activities and the BioX community.
- Support and assist in day to day bioanalytical and biosample operational activities that the Biosample Project Leaders (BPLs) and BioAnalytical Managers (BAMs) undertake with their clinical trial projects and studies. These can include but are not limited to participating in the review of the clinical trial project and study biosample specific metrics, laboratory selections based on specific technology and collaborating across the early and late stage clinical development for bioanalytical measurements as well as study specific financial management.
- Contribute to activities that expand across the entire biosample lifecycle from the BioX strategy through to patient sample collection, sample analysis, data reporting and sample storage.
- Support the development, maintenance and oversight of appropriate bioanalytical and biosample management documentation, provision of critical reagents, their associated certificates of analysis, and monitoring of reagent consumption.
- Collaborate with the BPLs and BAMs on innovative and functional initiatives.
- Optionally be able to contribute to Welwyn site-wide events and projects (e.g Wellbeing, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion).
Your profile
You should be an undergraduate in your second year of your Bachelor’s degree in life sciences background. We are looking for someone who thrives in a dynamic, inclusive environment which gives you full accountability for your own contributions and development. You are interested in understanding and applying project management principles. You are interested in clinical trial patient biosample collection and bioanalysis principles that deliver data to drive decision making. You are resourceful and flexible in problem solving and working in a collaborative and inclusive manner. You have a sense for ensuring that everyone has the required information at all times.
You are equipped with strong planning and organizational skills which give you the ability to manage multiple priorities at the same time. Your skills and experience allows you to be a professional, reliable, collaborative and team-oriented employee. You are knowledgeable of your strengths and development areas.
Our commitment
Roche commits to recognising talent and aptitude. We prioritize encouraging and supporting our employees in their personal journeys by providing a safe, creative space to help them reflect, make decisions and grow in their career. We are confident that we find the most innovative solutions by gaining different perspectives, asking and answering hard questions, and challenging the status quo. Roche is committed to embrace diversity and equal opportunities in an enthusiastic way; we are devoted to building a team that represents a range of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. The more inclusive we are, the better our work will be.
